CPA Business Environment and Concepts (BEC) : Cost Accounting Variance Formulas

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Example Question #1 :Operations Management: Cost Accounting

The differences between standard hours at standard wage rates and actual hours at standard wage rates is referred to as which of the following types of variances

Possible Answers:

Labor rate

Indirect labor spending

Labor usage

直接人工spending

Correct answer:

Labor usage

Explanation:

The difference between standard hours at standard wage rates and actual hours at standard rates is the labor usage/efficiency variance.

Example Question #2 :Operations Management: Cost Accounting

Which of the following types of variances would a purchasing manager most likely influence?

Possible Answers:

直接人工efficiency

Direct materials price

直接人工rate

Direct materials quantity

Correct answer:

Direct materials price

Explanation:

The direct materials price variance could be used to monitor purchasing manager performance.

Example Question #1 :Operations Management: Cost Accounting

Which of the following standard costing variances would be least controllable by a production supervisor?

Possible Answers:

Overhead efficiency

Labor efficiency

Overhead volume

Material usage

Correct answer:

Overhead volume

Explanation:

The overhead volume variance is a function of the budgeted amount of overhead based on standard hours. The production supervisor has little control over established standard and budgeted amounts.

Example Question #1 :Operations Management: Cost Accounting

The only sales variance listed below that does not use contribution margin to compute results is:

Possible Answers:

Sales volume variance

Market share variance

Market size variance

Sales price variance

Correct answer:

Sales price variance

Explanation:

The sales price variance does not use contribution margin.

Example Question #1 :Operations Management: Cost Accounting

The production volume variance is due to:

Possible Answers:

]Inefficient or efficient use of direct labor hours

一个significant shift in the mix and yield of direct labor relative to the static budget

Efficient or inefficient use of variable overhead

Difference from the planned level of the base used for overhead allocation and the actual level achieved

Correct answer:

Difference from the planned level of the base used for overhead allocation and the actual level achieved

Explanation:

The production volume variance is due to the difference from the planned level of the based used for overhead allocation and the actual level achieved.

Example Question #6 :Operations Management: Cost Accounting

The cost of goods manufactured would generally not include which of the following?

Possible Answers:

直接人工

Overhead

Selling costs

Direct materials

Correct answer:

Selling costs

Explanation:

Selling costs are not relevant for the goods a firm manufactures, rather this would be relevant for the cost of goods sold.

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